military force; force of arms; strength of an army
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to attack; to assault; to assail
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
national defence; national defense
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
due form; official; formality
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
draft papers; call-up notice; red paper
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")